Armed Forces Securing Suez Canal As Egyptian Navy Escorts Transiting Ships

While the confusion rages over whether Mubarak [will|will not] step down, after Reuters just reported that according to Egypt's information minister Mubarak is not stepping down, suddenly concern about the Suez Canal has flared up again. Luckily, the Egypt armed forces have now secured it, so all is well.

From Reuters:

There have been no changes in Suez Canal traffic operations so far, canal officials said on Thursday, speaking amid reports that Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak may step down.

One official said the Egyptian navy was escorting ships through the canal and that armed forces were securing the waterway

In the meantime, if the euphoria from Mubarak's departure ends up being a dud, an there are no changes at the top today, there will be 3 million very angry (and still quite hungry) protesters...

Comments

[DavidPierre]

Another Pawn is moved in the Great Chess Game.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/5/5f/Ingmar_Bergman-The_Seventh_Seal-01.jpg

Block: Who are you?

Death: I am Death.

Block: You have come for me?

Death: I have been for a long time at your side.

Block: I know.

Death: Are you prepared?

Block: My body is afraid, but I am not.

[Death approaches Block.]

Block: Wait a moment.

Death: You all say that. But I give no respite.

Block: You play chess, do you not? … As long as I resist you, I live. If I win, you set me free.

[ReallySparky]

This is getting very interesting.

[ReallySparky]

(duplicate)

[Cash_is_Trash]

Let my tankers pass!

(laden with Chinese junk)

I am Cash_is_Trash

[serotonindumptruck]

Time for an orchestrated "black swan" event. The USA is in dire need of a military pretext.

[hedgeless_horseman]

Will this do?

Government Panel Predicts WMD Attack by 2013

According to the Commission on the Prevention of Weapons of Mass Destruction Proliferation and Terrorism, the likelihood is high that by 2013 terrorists will use WMDs in an attack somewhere in the world, and while several nations with terrorist ties are now in a race to produce nuclear weapons, the commission’s report says that an attack using biological weapons is the more likely scenario, with potentially devastating consequences.

Renew that Patriot Act, or else!!!  

http://www.thenewamerican.com/index.php/usnews/politics/3788-government-panel-predicts-wmd-attack-by-2013

[Joe Sixpack]

Wow, head fake. It's not Iran.

[freeasabee1]

I think a song by The Clash would be fitting here....you know  the one that goes "Should I Stay or Should I Go Now"...

[Bam_Man]

How about "Washington Bullets"?

[Cpl Hicks]

I have had "Rock the Casbah" running thru my head for the past couple weeks.

[Oh regional Indian]

Too bad for the Egyptians.

They were busy rioting, believign in some in-tangible change while it allowed a full security aparatus to spring into place. Classic head-fake by the establishment.

ORI

http://aadivaahan.wordpress.com/2011/02/09/roots-and-who-is-watching-al-giza/

[downwiththebanks]

They weren't rioting, propagandist.

[Oh regional Indian]

Easy with the labels Down. I used the word loosely. I should have said protesting. 

Same effect though.

Peace...

ORI

[alien-IQ]

no doubt this will be spun as good news for the market and cause a 50-100 point pop in the DOW giving it it's 9th day in a row of uninterrupted upward glory.

there is no bad news...only more reasons to buy NFLX.

[bullet]

Maybe Mubarak could resign and go to work

at Cisco....market to the moon...

[downwiththebanks]

The ongoing strikes in Suez - a couple thousand strong now - include the toll-collectors at the canal.

[gwar5]

Glad the army and Navy is securing the Suez canal. Whose military is doing it?

[Threeggg]

OT

Anybody notice the spread on the Nazi and the S&P. ?

Trading in 1-100th's of a point for the last hour?

Gotta keep her even through this tough time right benny ?

[Sudden Debt]

I wonder how much longuer it will take before the Egyptians realize what kind of leverage a occupation of the Suez canal would give them.

ANY NORMAL government THAT IS NEAR BROKE, WOULD QUADRUPPLE THE PASSING RATES!!

I would do it.

[overmedicatedun...]

If the Muslim brotherhood and al qaeda can't block one stinking canal what good are they??

 mubarak just picked up the phone to china, seems they like him alot..china will trade cash for the canal in a hot mid east minute.

[downwiththebanks]

Well, so far the cowardly Muslim Brotherhood hasn't been able to find Tahrir Square.    The little bitches have decided to sit out the Revolution.  So I wouldn't hold your breath on the Canal.

[scratch_and_sniff]

Coup 1, Populist uprising 0

[TradingJoe]

Yeah folks, it's all very "fluid" out there, eh?

[Cognitive Dissonance]

I wonder if the Egyptian Navy escort is more expensive than a comparable NYC (lower Manhattan area) escort?

[Sudden Debt]

It depends on how kinky you want it.

And do you want 1 escort, trio...

SO MANY FACTORS TO KEEP IN MIND THAT IT BLOWS MY MIND!

[serotonindumptruck]

A comparable NYC escort would be some herpes infected cougar from Brooklyn.

[Mr Lennon Hendrix]

Where abouts are the US armed forces that departed for the area?

[serotonindumptruck]

Yeah, some obsolete Perry and Knox class frigates, purchased from the USA. The Egyptian boats probably lack the most recent electronic warfare countermeasure systems, or even CIWS for that matter. A single strike from most any common antiship missile would cut these boats in half.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian_Navy

[Eureka Springs]

If the following report is credible, the Cousin of Cheney evidently has predictably disastrous other plans.

Multiple Platoons heading that way....

http://www.businessinsider.com/senior-us-marine-says-multiple-platoons-a...

[Pure Evil]

Snooze alert!

So, when are we going to start seeing some real pandemonium.

What libtards went to Egypt and taught the protesters how to sing kumbaya.

This is all just so engineered by the polished turds that be.

[falak pema]

News has it that the Lithuanians are going to create a holiday camp full of blond young teutonic 'bunnies' for the rich arabs in Egypt. It will be funded by the rich Germans and will bring in as much money as a casino in Macao. The current negotiations in the Cairo palace are all about what share the Mubarak family gets in the rake in before they hand over the keys of the country to the army. It's supposed to be a win-win situation between EU and Arab world.

As you all know Angela Merkel has just bought the US stock exchange. Mubarak should go retire in Germany. The CIA and the State Dept. are not amused. Also explains why king Abdullah was recently seen walking on water towards the new resort in Charm el Sheikh.

Berlusconi of Italy will not be far behind as temporary immigrant to Charm el Sheikh, the judges are breathing down his neck in the 'Ruby' call girl scandal. Given his roaring apetite it will make this venture the new Las Vegas of Egyptian economic revival. It should send the EU/USD rate soaring. Gold to plunge to abyssal lows. Who needs dirty oil when you have blond valkyrie boob tube. Facebook should add a new chapter to its international operations. GS is considering a local launching on the Cairo exchange. Lloyd Blankfein is heading there for next summer holiday. Ben Bernanke to join after having outsourced QE3 to  HFT operators worldwide.

[Oh regional Indian]

Brilliant...

ORI

[Cpl Hicks]

This just in:

There was a report King Abdullah had died of a heart attack this morning followed by official denials…Stratfor is reporting the King’s nephew, the country’s Foreign Minister, postponed a trip to Algeria for “personal reasons.”